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TimeProvider 5000 NTP
Carrier Class NTP Server
Key Features
• Ultra high capacity NTP time server
• Stratum 1 operation via GPS
• Hardware-based time stamping and
packet processing
• Redundant hardware: outputs, clock,
power
• GigE with optical or electrical SFP
• CLI and SNMP Management
Key Benefits
• High precision time source for network
synchronization
• Highly scalable and high performance
network time server
• High reliability and time accuracy to
meet mission critical SLAs
Applications
• Wireless Ethernet Backhaul
synchronization (NTP-based client)
• Femtocell / LTE
• IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
services
• IPTV content and delivery
• IP SLA monitoring
• Digital Rights Management
• Logging and billing record
management
®
Voice, video, data and mobile services
are converging onto a common IP-based
infrastructure. A carrier-class Network
Time Protocol (NTP) server is a critical
element in a packet infrastructure to
ensure that networks scale efficiently and
to assure the availability and performance
levels needed. Carrier-class NTP helps
to deliver a high quality of experience for
all customers and supports Service Level
Agreements (SLAs) for mission-critical
services. Mobile network operators are
deploying femtocell services to improve
both coverage and capacity. To support
the scale required an NTP server with
ultra high capacity is critical to growing
the network.
TimeProvider® 5000 NTP server is a
carrier-class design that employs a high
precision time engine and hardware
redundancy to provide the scalability and
performance required for rapidly evolving
carrier networks.
The TimeProvider 5000 NTP server
operates as a Stratum 1 server via GPS
with quartz or rubidium holdover clocks.
With these superior holdover capabilities
the TimeProvider 5000 NTP can ensure
continued operation with high quality
timing when GPS is unavailable.
Hardware-based time stamping and packet
processing enables the TimeProvider
5000 NTP server to provide superior
nanoseconds timing accuracy for precise
network synchronization that does not
degrade as the number of clients grows.
The TimeProvider 5000 NTP server
is available at two capacity levels.
The basic model supports a rate of 20,000
transactions per second: suitable for
telecommunications network applications
and IP Multimedia Subsystem-enabled
services. The TimeProvider 5000 NTP
server is also available in an ultra high
capacity version that supports up to 120,000
transactions per second. This configuration
is ideal for femtocell deployments and
other high capacity applications.
Hardware redundancy is essential to a
carrier-class implementation to ensure
network resiliency and service availability.
TimeProvider 5000 NTP server has built-in
power and clock redundancy to provide
superior protection for reliability and
availability: assuring network up-time
and QoS.
TimeProvider 5000 NTP server can be
managed remotely and locally via CLI
or by SNMP.
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TimeProvider 5000 NTP ®

Femto

Residential
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TimeProvider 5000 NTP NTP

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.. Femtocell networks are an application that
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.. requires the ultra high capacity and carrier grade
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. performance of the TimeProvider 5000 NTP server.

Specifications
.. ..
GPS INPUTS .. FREQUENCY ACCURACY .. PROTOCOLS
• Stratum 1: GPS input .. • Tracking to GPS: PRS/PRC quality (1E-11) ..
.. .. • NTPv4 w/unicast mode • TELNET
• 12 channel parallel tracking .. • Holdover (over constant temperature): .. • NTPv3 compatible • SYSLOG
.. - Rubidium (G.812 type II) <1x10-11/day ..
• L1 band .. .. • IPv4 • SFTP, FTP
.. - Quartz (G.812 type I) <1x10-10/day ..
OUTPUTS .. .. • VLAN • SSH
• 2 x GigE output per IOC (optical and electrical) .. TIME ACCURACY .. • DHCP • RADIUS
.. ..
.. • Tracking to GPS: <100ns when locked to GPS .. • Diff Serv/DSCP
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS .. ..
.. • Holdover (over constant temperature): ..
• Dimensions: 44mm H x 483mm W x 435mm D - Rubidium (G.812 type II) 10 μsec over 5 days CERTIFICATIONS
.. ..
(1.75” H x 19” W x 17” D) .. .. • CE certified
- Quartz (G.812 type I) 10 μsec over 1 day
• Weight: 4.4 kg (9.6 lbs) .. .. - CISPR22
.. ..
.. OTHER SW LICENSE OPTIONS .. - Safety – CB Scheme 60950-1 2nd edition
POWER REQUIREMENTS .. ..
- SNMP v2c, v3 license • EMC
• -38.4 VDC to -75 VDC (dual redundant) @ 43W .. ..
typical .. - NTP server with 120,000 TPS license .. - FCC part 15 AS/NZS Class B, EN300 386,
.. .. EN55022/24, CISPR22, KN55022/24
.. ..
ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS .. TRANSACTION RATE .. - NEBS GR-1089 section 2 and 3
• Operating temperature: -5°C to +45°C .. • Base capacity: Up to 20,000 transactions per second .. • ENVIRONMENTAL
.. .. - ETSI (EN55022/EN55024) EN300019, Class T3.2
• Storage temperature: -40°C to +70°C .. • Ultra high capacity: Up to 120,000 transactions ..
.. per second (optional) (Maintains 100ns accuracy at .. - NEBS W/Exclusion of GR-63 4.2, 4.5
• Humidity: 5% to 100% w/condensation .. ..
full transaction rate capacity when locked to GPS) • Safety
.. ..
TIME STAMPING & PACKET PROCESSING .. .. - UL/cUL 60950-1, IEC 60950-1/CB, EN60950-1
.. TIME STAMP PRECISION .. 2nd edition
• Hardware time stamping engine
.. • <10 ns rms typical ..
• Hardware packet processing for assured performance .. .. • RoHS
.. .. - 6 of 6 RoHS
.. MANAGEMENT ..
HARDWARE MODULES .. ..
• SNMP v2c, v3 (optional)
• IMC module, NTP .. ..
.. • CLI ..
• IOC module, Quartz .. ..
• IOC module, Rubidium . .

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